2.) Hand in notebooks, timelines, and missing work for me to mark
- students embedding timerime timelines, please use the project page - Timelines of North America
3.) Make sure textbooks are handed back to the library
4.) Tomorrow is make-up day - anyone not passing right now must come to class tomorrow to work on and hand in missing assignments.
5.) HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Rm 113 - Computer Lab
1.) Work on timelines
2.) Finish any missing work & hand it in
3.) Study for your midterm exam by creating flashcards on Quizlet from your vocabulary lists
- check out the study games
4.) Here's the study guide for the midterm (remember it is only on chapter 6 to 10 - On Monday from 12:30 to 2:30)
- remember: you can bring a regular-sized piece of paper with notes on it, back-to-back
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
1.) Reminders:
- Thursday, June 16th is the last day of regular classes.
- Unit 2 Midterm is on Monday, June 20th, from 12:30 - 2:30 pm.
1.) Handout Progress Reports
- hand in any missing or late work
- You have till Tuesday, June 21st to hand in work from term 4
2.) Web 2.0 version of North America Timeline
- use http://timerime.com/
- register and make a good copy of your Working North America Timeline
- include all the dates from unit 2 (chapter 7-10) discussed in class
- add images
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Topic - Western Exploration & The War of 1812
1.) Add dates and events to the Working Timeline of North America
- western exploration (Mackenzie, Fraser, Thompson), Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, Fort Astoria
2.) The Columbia - video from Canada: A People's History
3.) The War of 1812 notes - Causes
4.) Rick Mercer
Review of 1812:
Monday, June 13, 2011
Topic - British North America
1.) Review of dates of our Timeline
2.) BNA notes:
- Constitutional Act of 1791
- John Graves Simcoe
3.) The Selkirk Settlers & Upper Country videos from Canada: A People's History
Thursday, June 2, 2011
1.) work on outlines & vocab
2.) HBC - notes (chapter 9)
3.) video
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
1.) Chapter 9 & 10 Outlines
2.) Chapter 9 & 10 Vocabularies - on the board - If you missed it, check in with me
3.) Quebec under British rule (after Seven Years War) - notes (chapter 10)
3.) Big Sugar - documentary
Tuesday, May 31. 2011
1.) Seven Years War notes
2.) Who Shot Wolfe? video
Monday, May 30, 2011
1.) Homework Check - last time for chapter 8 vocab
2.) Time line - start a working copy of the events in North America
3.) British vs French - wars
Friday, May 27, 2011
1.) Homework Check - chapter 8 vocab
2.) Who's Who in New France - videos on Jesuit Missionaries and The King's Daughters
3.) Worktime
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
1.) Finish video from yesterday
2.) French and Huron alliance in New France videos
3.) Who's Who in New France - Jig Saw
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
1.) Finished Fur Trade, Mercantilism, Gov't in New France notes
2.) Worktime:
- Chapter 8 vocab - due Friday
3.) Canada: A People's History video - episode 2, New France sections
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
1.) Projects? - only 8 are embedded on the project page
2.) Chapter 8 outline & vocab
3.) Canada: A People's History Videos - New Lands, The Land God Gave to Cain, Hochelaga - French Arrival in NA
4.) Notes - English Exploration, Start of Fur Trade
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
1.) Arrival in Canada notes - Vikings, French, English - powerpoint
2.) work time: - chapter 8 outline & vocab
Have a Great Long Weekend!!
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
In the library - work on your Explorer Biography project
- be ready to go to the library tomorrow to work on your project
- you will pull the name of an explorer from a hat - you can switch with someone, if they want to.
Reminder:
- First Nations Charts due tomorrow
- Cananda Map is overdue
Friday, May 13th, 2011
1.) Finish First Nations Peoples Charts
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
1.) Finish When the World Began video & worksheet
2.) First Nations Peoples Charts
- Each group will fill out one part of the charts
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
1.) Worktime:
- Finish Canada Map - due today
- Chapter 7 outline in notebook
- Chapter 7 vocabulary - from Tuesday's homework (words below)
2.) Mark Chapter 6 Quizes
3.)Canada: A People's History - Volume 1 - When the World Began
- answer questions from the worksheets handed out
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
1.) Chapter 6 Quiz - open book
2.) Canada Map
3.) Chapter 7 Outline - in your notebooks
For homework:
Chapter 7 Vocabulary:
Anthropology Subsistence Domesticated Social Organization Shamanism Kinship Matrilocal Patrilocal Patriarchal Ethnography Nuclear family Extended family Bilateral kinship
1.) Review "Green Cities" video from yesterday - Sudbury and Halifax
2.) Green Cities Video - Toronto and Okotoks
3.) Partner Brainstorm:
A.) If you were Victoria City Councillors, what are some of the environmental issues you would focus on?
B.) What would you do about these issues?
4.) Back to the video - Calgary
Reminder:
- Monday is the last day to work on your Physical Regions project
- Physical Regions project due on Tuesday
- Chapter 6 open-book Quiz on Tuesday
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
1.)
- Students who haven't written their midterm - write it in rm 202
- Everyone else - Fill out your Physical Regions Map using p. 163 in your textbook
2.) Current Events: Cinco de Mayo
3.) Arctic Region Notes
-Topography, Climate, and Vegetation
4.) Global Warming topic from the project
- examples of what cities are doing to deal with climate change. Videos from CBC "Green Cities"
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
In the Classroom:
1.) Computer Skills
- how to organize documents
- Wiki - how to's
- Google Docs
2.) Intro of Physical Regions Group Project
- Criteria
- Meet and organize with your group
In the Computer Lab:
3.) Research and work in groups
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
In the Computer Lab:
- Finish Federal Election Essays - Due tomorrow (email it or print it)
- Physical Regions of North America Map (8 regions to outline, colour, and make a legend)
Monday, June 20, 2011
1.) Midterm - 139 multiple choice questions
2.) Hand in notebooks, timelines, and missing work for me to mark
- students embedding timerime timelines, please use the project page - Timelines of North America
3.) Make sure textbooks are handed back to the library
4.) Tomorrow is make-up day - anyone not passing right now must come to class tomorrow to work on and hand in missing assignments.
5.) HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Rm 113 - Computer Lab1.) Work on timelines
2.) Finish any missing work & hand it in
3.) Study for your midterm exam by creating flashcards on Quizlet from your vocabulary lists
- check out the study games
4.) Here's the study guide for the midterm (remember it is only on chapter 6 to 10 - On Monday from 12:30 to 2:30)
- remember: you can bring a regular-sized piece of paper with notes on it, back-to-back
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
1.) Reminders:
- Thursday, June 16th is the last day of regular classes.
- Unit 2 Midterm is on Monday, June 20th, from 12:30 - 2:30 pm.
1.) Handout Progress Reports
- hand in any missing or late work
- You have till Tuesday, June 21st to hand in work from term 4
2.) Web 2.0 version of North America Timeline
- use http://timerime.com/
- register and make a good copy of your Working North America Timeline
- include all the dates from unit 2 (chapter 7-10) discussed in class
- add images
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Topic - Western Exploration & The War of 1812
1.) Add dates and events to the Working Timeline of North America
- western exploration (Mackenzie, Fraser, Thompson), Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark, Fort Astoria
2.) The Columbia - video from Canada: A People's History
3.) The War of 1812 notes - Causes
4.) Rick Mercer
Review of 1812:
Monday, June 13, 2011
Topic - British North America
1.) Review of dates of our Timeline
2.) BNA notes:
- Constitutional Act of 1791
- John Graves Simcoe
3.) The Selkirk Settlers & Upper Country videos from Canada: A People's History
Thursday, June 2, 2011
1.) work on outlines & vocab
2.) HBC - notes (chapter 9)
3.) video
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
1.) Chapter 9 & 10 Outlines
2.) Chapter 9 & 10 Vocabularies - on the board - If you missed it, check in with me
3.) Quebec under British rule (after Seven Years War) - notes (chapter 10)
3.) Big Sugar - documentary
Tuesday, May 31. 2011
1.) Seven Years War notes
2.) Who Shot Wolfe? video
Monday, May 30, 2011
1.) Homework Check - last time for chapter 8 vocab
2.) Time line - start a working copy of the events in North America
3.) British vs French - wars
Friday, May 27, 2011
1.) Homework Check - chapter 8 vocab
2.) Who's Who in New France - videos on Jesuit Missionaries and The King's Daughters
3.) Worktime
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
1.) Finish video from yesterday
2.) French and Huron alliance in New France videos
3.) Who's Who in New France - Jig Saw
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
1.) Finished Fur Trade, Mercantilism, Gov't in New France notes
2.) Worktime:
- Chapter 8 vocab - due Friday
3.) Canada: A People's History video - episode 2, New France sections
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
1.) Projects? - only 8 are embedded on the project page
2.) Chapter 8 outline & vocab
3.) Canada: A People's History Videos - New Lands, The Land God Gave to Cain, Hochelaga - French Arrival in NA
4.) Notes - English Exploration, Start of Fur Trade
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
1.) Arrival in Canada notes - Vikings, French, English - powerpoint
2.) work time: - chapter 8 outline & vocab
Have a Great Long Weekend!!
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
In the library - work on your Explorer Biography project
Due: Tuesday, May 24th - embedded on the wiki (in the Explorers' Biographies page)
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
1.) Introduction to research in the library
2.) Explorers' names handed out
3.) Work on your project
- Marking rubric for the project:
Monday, May 16th, 2011
1.) Hand back Chap 6 quizes
- Where does knowledge come from? Discussion
2.) Guns Germs & Steel video - part 2: Pizarro vs Incas
- start of chapter 7 - meeting of nations
How is it possible for Pizarro to conquer the Inca Empire?
- create a 'T' chart in your notebooks and write down the differences between the two cultures
3.) Introduction of Explorer Biography project
- find the medium that you would like to use from the Web 2.0 tools on the handout:
- be ready to go to the library tomorrow to work on your project
- you will pull the name of an explorer from a hat - you can switch with someone, if they want to.
Reminder:
- First Nations Charts due tomorrow
- Cananda Map is overdue
Friday, May 13th, 2011
1.) Finish First Nations Peoples Charts
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
1.) Finish When the World Began video & worksheet
2.) First Nations Peoples Charts
- Each group will fill out one part of the charts
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
1.) Worktime:
- Finish Canada Map - due today
- Chapter 7 outline in notebook
- Chapter 7 vocabulary - from Tuesday's homework (words below)
2.) Mark Chapter 6 Quizes
3.)Canada: A People's History - Volume 1 - When the World Began
- answer questions from the worksheets handed out
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
1.) Chapter 6 Quiz - open book
2.) Canada Map
3.) Chapter 7 Outline - in your notebooks
For homework:
Chapter 7 Vocabulary:
Anthropology
Subsistence
Domesticated
Social Organization
Shamanism
Kinship
Matrilocal
Patrilocal
Patriarchal
Ethnography
Nuclear family
Extended family
Bilateral kinship
Monday, May 9th, 2011
In the Computer Lab:
1.) Work Physical Regions group project
2.) When finished:
- try this game, The Traveler IQ Challenger
- Start the Canada Map
Reminder:
Chapter 6 Quiz tomorrow - it is open-book.
Friday, May 6th, 2011
1.) Review "Green Cities" video from yesterday - Sudbury and Halifax
2.) Green Cities Video - Toronto and Okotoks
3.) Partner Brainstorm:
A.) If you were Victoria City Councillors, what are some of the environmental issues you would focus on?
B.) What would you do about these issues?
4.) Back to the video - Calgary
Reminder:
- Monday is the last day to work on your Physical Regions project
- Physical Regions project due on Tuesday
- Chapter 6 open-book Quiz on Tuesday
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
1.)
- Students who haven't written their midterm - write it in rm 202
- Everyone else - Fill out your Physical Regions Map using p. 163 in your textbook
2.) Current Events: Cinco de Mayo
3.) Arctic Region Notes
-Topography, Climate, and Vegetation
4.) Global Warming topic from the project
- examples of what cities are doing to deal with climate change. Videos from CBC "Green Cities"
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
In the Classroom:
1.) Computer Skills
- how to organize documents
- Wiki - how to's
- Google Docs
2.) Intro of Physical Regions Group Project
- Criteria
- Meet and organize with your group
In the Computer Lab:
3.) Research and work in groups
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
In the Computer Lab:
- Finish Federal Election Essays - Due tomorrow (email it or print it)
- Physical Regions of North America Map (8 regions to outline, colour, and make a legend)
Student Vote Results:
Reynolds:
total votes cast - 450
rejected votes - 3
Elizabeth May - Green Party - 167
Edith Loring-Kuhanga - New Democratic Party - 148
Renée Hetherington - Liberal Party of Canada - 74
Gary Lunn - Conservative Party of Canada - 58
In the Canada-wide vote:
There were 512,175 ballots from 3,416 schools in 299 electoral districts across Canada. Here are the results:
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Federal Election Day!!
Computer Lab (rm 111)
1.) Current Events - Election update, Bin Laden, 10k
2.) Announcements - Make up tests - TLC room
3.) Federal Election Essays -
Read the following: